The Sanskrit term Ṛṣimaṇḍalastava can be transliterated into English as Rsimandalastava or Rishimandalastava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Ṛṣimaṇḍalastava (ऋषिमण्डलस्तव) or simply Ṛṣimaṇḍala is the name of a Tantric-like hymn in Sanskrit composed of 56 stanzas.—The Ṛṣimaṇḍalastava starts with eight homage formulas and then goes on with the procedure of “assignment” to the various body parts, the drawing of magic diagrams, and the benefits from all these procedures in order to remove all sorts of obstacles. It is a teaching which should remain hidden from undeserving people. The Ṛṣis are the 24 Jinas. Neither the date of copy nor the name of the scribe are given. But there are two later final remarks which show that the manuscript was used: 1) the name of a reader (understanding difficult) is mentioned, 2) a monk named Vimalavācaka, pupil of Vimalaharṣavācaka, put it into his manuscript collection. [...]

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Rishimandala, Stava.

Full-text: Rishimandala, Rishi.

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